Mo Williams scored 25 points, dished out 12 assists and pulled down five rebounds, as the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a slow start to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 92-86, at Quicken Loans Arena.
J.J. Hickson added 16 points and five boards for the Cavaliers, who have won two of three since a three-game skid. Joey Graham chipped in with 12 points.
In a game that saw several ups and downs, the Cavaliers trailed early on by as many as 16, but rallied to trail 51-45 at halftime. The Wine and Gold then used a 16-0 run in the 3rd quarter to build a 12-point lead of their own. The Cavs led by 8 heading into the 4th.
Relying on defense in the 4th quarter, the Cavaliers started the 4th quarter 0-13 from the floor before J.J. Hickson, wearing some snazzy sneaks, scored with 3:04 to go. The Cavs trailed by as many as 3 points in the 4th quarter, but strong play from Hickson - and Mo Williams - helped the Cavs put the Grizzlies away.
Full Box Score After The Jump:
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 36 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Zach Randolph | 31 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 11-3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Marc Gasol | 37 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Xavier Henry | 22 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Mike Conley | 30 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 1-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 11 |
| Darrell Arthur | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 4 |
| O.J. Mayo | 25 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 17 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Sam Young | 11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Tony Allen | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Acie Law | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Hamed Haddadi | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Hasheem Thabeet | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DeMarre Carroll | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-85 | 6-14 | 8-11 | 42-7 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 18-0 | 86 | |
| .424 | .429 | .727 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (12 pts) | |||||||
| Cleveland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Graham | 29 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 12 |
| J.J. Hickson | 23 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Anderson Varejao | 30 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-0 | 3 |
| Anthony Parker | 27 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Mo Williams | 35 | 10-21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 25 |
| Ryan Hollins | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Antawn Jamison | 23 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 7-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | 8 |
| Jamario Moon | 18 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Daniel Gibson | 20 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Ramon Sessions | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jawad Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Leon Powe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Manny Harris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Samardo Samuels | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-83 | 8-23 | 14-22 | 46-11 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14-0 | 92 | |
| .422 | .348 | .636 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 0 (16 pts) | |||||||